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LTTE: CSU employees deserve to earn a livable wage for the work they do

LTTE: CSU employees deserve to earn a livable wage for the work they do

Guest Author • November 15, 2022
In 2013, I moved to Fort Collins as a single parent and sole provider of three children, who at the time were in grades three, four and six. I had a dream of coming back to college at 37 and pulling my children and me out of poverty to change our family trajectory. I applied for every scholarship, loan and grant that I was able to.  Our family moved into international family housing, and I started back on my undergraduate degree in human development and family studies at Colorado State University. I loved every second of my education and felt that I would be able to graduate and pay off the loans. I was a peer advisor in the department of human development and family studies and was ready to apply to every single position in advising as an academic success coordinator possible.
LTTE: All graffiti is good — limiting it dismisses art, culture

LTTE: All graffiti is good — limiting it dismisses art, culture

Guest Author • November 8, 2022
A September article published in the opinion section of The Collegian praised the City of Fort Collins for its plentiful murals while decrying vandalism. It is valuable, I think, to let a vandal defend their practice. So why is graffiti good?   First, graffiti is an ancient cultural practice seen throughout the world and produces, alongside other arts, works of various qualities. Like other art, graffiti can range from simple tags to massive murals with incomprehensible lettering (at least, to those who are not familiar with graffiti) and astounding color combinations.  
LTTE: The election is upon us; your votes are safe in Larimer County

LTTE: The election is upon us; your votes are safe in Larimer County

Guest Author • November 7, 2022
The election is upon us. All active registered voters were mailed their ballots. The final day to return your ballot is Election Day, Nov. 8. My office must receive them by 7 p.m. The concept of Election Day as the day you should vote has not been the reality for many, many years. Instead, Election Day represents the deadline and the day that you will finally see the results of votes cast — or at least some results.
LTTE: Vote yes on Proposition FF to end Colorado food insecurity

LTTE: Vote yes on Proposition FF to end Colorado food insecurity

Guest Author • November 7, 2022
To those seeking to eliminate food insecurity, Vote yes on Proposition FF in Colorado this November. This bill offers Colorado the opportunity to partake in making great strides toward ending world hunger by guaranteeing that every child in attendance at participating public schools is provided not only a meal but a healthy one.
LTTE: Higher ed's anti-Blackness, in real time

LTTE: Higher ed’s anti-Blackness, in real time

Loren Branch, Guest Author • July 6, 2022
This article by Dr. Sydney Freeman Jr. summarizes the reason why my previous role at Colorado State University will likely be the last time I work on anyone’s college campus. I watched that position for years, joyfully accepted and moved across the country for it. A dream come true at the time. I was on the most intentionally inclusive team I've ever experienced, with people I consider friends to this very moment. But the intentions of a few clearly did not reflect the institution as a whole, especially its leadership.
LTTE: The University is denying the genocide of Palestinians

LTTE: The University is denying the genocide of Palestinians

Guest Author • May 4, 2022
On Monday, April 11, Colorado State University's Office of Inclusive Excellence hosted Naomi Greenspan of the Academic Engagement Network. The Academic Engagement Network lists its mission as seeking "to oppose efforts to delegitimize Israel, to support robust discussion, research and education about Israel in the academy, to promote campus free expression and academic freedom and to counter antisemitism when it occurs on campus.” Greenspan advocates that opposition to Israel is inherently antisemitic. Against this backdrop, it is important to remember why Israel is so often a target of criticism: Israel is a racially segregated state that continues to engage in deliberate ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
LTTE: CSU should ensure minority voices are included at graduation

LTTE: CSU should ensure minority voices are included at graduation

Guest Author • April 26, 2022
On Thursday, April 21, I submitted my commencement speech to the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ council to be presented at the CVMBS spring 2022 graduation. I was the only ethnic student presenting a speech, and I was the only ethnic student in the room, presenting in front of a panel of all-white judges. Can CSU call itself inclusive and diverse if CSU does not directly support first-generation students, immigrants, ethnic students, girls’ education, women’s rights and other minorities in telling their stories? 
LTTE: Reproductive Health Equity Act will protect rights in Colorado

LTTE: Reproductive Health Equity Act will protect rights in Colorado

Isabelle Freitik, Guest Author • March 21, 2022
If you live in the state of Colorado it is crucial that you act now to protect reproductive rights. When talking to young people on Colorado State University’s campus, it is clear that many feel that their bodily autonomy is at risk. Many students have watched as the Texas Heartbeat Act, Senate Bill 8, has caused immense difficulty for birthing people. This is terrifying for young people who want to continue to make their own life decisions.
LTTE: Against copaganda at The Collegian

LTTE: Against copaganda at The Collegian

Guest Author • November 30, 2021
On Thursday, September 30, 2021, the cover of The Collegian newspaper featured an illustration of a blue-haired police officer standing in front of a police vehicle, enticing readers to examine an article titled, “CSUPD Mental Health Co-Responder Program Launches.” The article reports that the Colorado State University Police Department and UCHealth are partnering to send two-person teams — one behavioral health officer and one police officer — to intervene in situations the police deem capable of being de-escalated.
LTTE: Harassment of pro-life students needs to stop

LTTE: Harassment of pro-life students needs to stop

Guest Author • November 10, 2021
Students for Life is a secular, nonpartisan pro-life Registered Student Organization at Colorado State University. We are committed to respectful dialogue with our peers.
LTTE: A message from Defenders of Wildlife

LTTE: A message from Defenders of Wildlife

Guest Author • October 25, 2021
As a college student during this pandemic, I, like many of my peers, have had the “best years of my life” uprooted and my future put on hold while decision makers determine when we can resume some sort of normalcy. As a young person born into a climate and extinction crisis, I am unable to ignore drastic global biodiversity loss leading to pandemics under which so many have suffered.
LTTE: A message from Ram Kidz Village

LTTE: A message from Ram Kidz Village

Guest Author • September 27, 2021
Did you know that 22% of undergraduate college students have children? That means that one out of every five students you talk to on this campus has little ones waiting for them at home. These students are among the hardest workers at our University because they not only manage work and class but their families as well.
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